2. Introduction
of RFID
Applications Survey results
Future
development
and
opportunities
Conclusions
3. RFID = Radio Frequency Identification
Electronic labeling and wireless identification
of objects using radio frequency
Tag carries with its information
a serial number
Model number
Color or any other imaginable data
When these tags pass through a field generated
by a compatible reader, they transmit this
information back to the reader, thereby
identifying the object
4. A basic RFID system consists of these
components:
A programmable RFID tag/inlay for storing item
data;
Consisting of an RFID chip for data storage
an antenna to facilitate communication with the RFID
chip
A reader/antenna system to interrogate the
RFID inlay
Application software and a host computer
system
5. The RFID tag consists of an integrated circuit
(IC) embedded in a thin film medium.
Information stored in the memory of the RFID
chip is transmitted by the antenna circuit
embedded in the RFID inlay via radio
frequencies, to an RFID reader
3 types
Passive
Semi-passive
Active
6. Active Tags
•Use a battery
• communicate over
distances of several
meters
Semi-passive Tags
•Contain built-in
batteries to power
the chip’s circuitry,
resist interference
and circumvent a
lack of power from
the reader signal
due to long distance.
• They are different
from active tags in
that they only
transmit data at the
time a response is
received
Passive Tags
• Derive their power
from the field
generated by the
reader
• without having an
active transmitter to
transfer the
information stored
7. Frequency Appx. Read
Range
Data Speed Cost of
Tags
Application
Low Frequency
(125kHz)
<5cm
(passive)
Low High • Animal Identification
• Access Control
High Frequency
(13.56 Mhz)
10 cm – 1m
(passive)
Low to Moderate Medium
to Low
• Smart Cards
• Payment (paywave)
Ultra High
Frequency (433, 868-
928 Mhz)
3m -7m
(passive)
Moderate to High Low • Logistics and Supply Chain
• Baggage Tracking
Microwave (2.45 &
5.8 Ghz)
10m -15m
(passive)
20m – 40m
(active)
High High • Electronic toll collection
(Autotoll)
• Container Tracking
8. Application
Segment
Representative
Applications
Competitive
Technologies
Current
Penetration
Typical Tag Type
Access Control Doorway entry Other keyless entry
technologies
High Passive
Asset Tracking Locating tractors
within a freight
yard
None Low Active
Asset Tagging Tracking
corporate
computing
systems
Bar Code Low Passive
Authentication Luxury goods
counterfeit
prevention
Holograms Low Passive
Baggage Tracking Positive bag
matching
Bar Code, Optical
Character
Recognition
Low Passive
POS Applications SpeedPass Credit Cards, Smart
Cards, Wireless
Phones
Medium Passive
SCM (Container
Level)
Tracking
containers in
shipping
terminals
GPS-based Systems Low Active
SCM (Pallet Level) Tracking
palletized
shipments
Bar Code Minimal Active, Passive
SCM (Item Level) Identifying
individual items
Bar Code Minimal Passive
Vehicle
Identification
Electronic toll
collection
Bar Code, License
plate, reader systems
Medium Active, Passive
Vehicle
Immobilizers
Automotive
ignition systems
Other theft
prevention
technologies
High Passive
9. Types of industries that respondents think
it is possible to apply RFID technology
Inventory Control
Logistics and Supply Chain
Management
20%
Library Management
21%
Pharmaceutic
manufacturing
industries
15%
10%
Document Management
8%
Security
8%
Customer Services
5%
Hotel Management
5%
Banking and Finance
5%
Social Services
3%
Other
18%
